Plane of energy nutrition on blood metabolites, milk production and lamb growth for Friesian ewes

Authors

  • Rebekah P. Jensen Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
  • Todd F. Robinson Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.

Keywords:

Milking sheep, Metabolizable energy, Milk components, Metabolites, Fresian ewes, Lambs

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Published

2018-07-24

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Rebekah P. Jensen, & Todd F. Robinson. (2018). Plane of energy nutrition on blood metabolites, milk production and lamb growth for Friesian ewes. Scientific Journal of Animal Science, 7(7), 520-532. Retrieved from http://sjournals.com/index.php/sjas/article/view/150

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